But in a message to those who left their rubbish all over the grass, the local authority said: "If you can carry your picnic to the park then you can carry your litter to a bin or take it home".

A spokesman for B&NES Council said: "During the summer, and especially on sunny weekends like the one we have just had, inevitably means lots of people are out and about enjoying our lovely parks and green spaces.

"We know a lot of people are responsible and they either use our bins or better still take their rubbish home with them and recycle it.

"However, there are others who are irresponsible and anti-social leaving litter behind, which is then left to us to pick up and to foot the bill.

"We are putting an additional support truck into place at weekends as required in the summer months and busy Bank Holidays to assist with servicing bins where residents fail to heed the advice but we really want to get a message across to people – if you can carry your picnic to the park then you can carry your litter to a bin or take it home, that way we can all enjoy parks and open spaces across Bath and North East Somerset."

The Guildhall where the council meets (Image: Artur Lesniak/ Trinity Mirror)

The council added: "What can residents do when the city centre bins fill up?

"There are three simple things people can do when city centre bins fill up.

Do the sensible thing and please take your litter home. It’s your responsibility to dispose of your waste responsibly. Please don’t leave it alongside a full bin as the litter will inevitably spread and may end up in watercourses and pollute the environment."

Coffee cups and a bottle of ale left atop the bin

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